Fashionable and discreet deep pressure therapy garments

Abstract

The present invention provides a fashionable and discrete therapeutic garment for administering deep pressure therapy to the lower torso. The garment comprises a compression layer which is capable of applying uniform pressure to an area of the lower torso. The outer layer is capable of covering the compression layer such that the garment appears as a typical article of fashion.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A therapeutic torso garment comprising: a compression layer and an outer layer,
 wherein the compression layer has a compression-layer back, a compression-layer front-right side, and a compression-layer front-left side, wherein the compression-layer front-right side and the compression-layer front-left side are adaptively connectable to form a closed compression-layer front,   wherein the outer layer has an outer-layer back, an outer-layer front-right side, and an outer-layer front-left side, wherein the outer-layer front-right side and the outer-layer front-left side are adaptively connectable to form a closed outer-layer front,   wherein the compression layer is capable of applying uniform pressure to an area of a lower torso covered by the compression layer when the garment is configured with the closed compression-layer front, and   wherein the outer layer is capable of covering the compression layer when the garment is configured with the closed compression-layer front and the closed outer-layer front.   
     
     
         2 . The therapeutic torso garment of  claim 1 , wherein, when a person wears the garment configured with the closed compression-layer front, the compression layer provides deep pressure therapy to the person, whereby the person experiences a reduction in anxiety. 
     
     
         3 . The therapeutic torso garment of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the compression layer comprises spandex,   wherein the compression layer further comprises nylon, polyester, cotton, and/or wool, and   wherein the compression layer is stretchable in a direction parallel to a back-bottom edge of the compression-layer.   
     
     
         4 . The therapeutic torso garment of  claim 3 , wherein the compression layer comprises 3 weight percent to 15 weight percent spandex based upon the total weight of the compression layer. 
     
     
         5 . The therapeutic torso garment of  claim 1 , wherein the garment, when configured with the closed compression-layer front is capable of being comfortably worn by a person for a period of time from 1 hour to 14 hours. 
     
     
         6 . The therapeutic torso garment of  claim 1 ,
 wherein at least some parts of the outside of the compression layer contact corresponding parts of the inside of the outer layer,   wherein the top-back edge of the compression layer is attached to the top-back edge of the outer layer,   wherein the back-left armhole of the compression layer is attached to the back-left armhole of the outer layer, and the back-right armhole of the compression layer is attached to the back-right armhole of the outer layer,   wherein the left front of the compression layer is attached to the left front of the outer layer along a line parallel to a left-front edge of the compression layer and a left-front edge of the outer layer, and   wherein the right front of the compression layer is attached to the right front of the outer layer along a line parallel to a right-front edge of the compression layer and a right-front edge of the outer layer.   
     
     
         7 . The therapeutic torso garment of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the compression layer comprises a zipper, hook and loop fasteners, snaps, and/or buttons to adaptively connect the compression-layer front-right side and the compression-layer front-left side, and   wherein the outer layer comprises a zipper, hook and loop fasteners, snaps, and/or buttons to adaptively connect the outer-layer front-right side and the outer-layer front-left side.   
     
     
         8 . The therapeutic torso garment of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the compression layer further comprising at least one port access point,   wherein the at least one port access point is capable of providing access to a vagus nerve stimulator and/or gastric tube.   
     
     
         9 . The therapeutic torso garment of  claim 1 , wherein the garment is selected from the group consisting of a jacket, a vest, a sweater, and a shirt. 
     
     
         10 . The therapeutic torso garment of  claim 1 , wherein the garment is machine washable. 
     
     
         11 . The therapeutic torso garment of  claim 1 , wherein the uniform pressure applied by the compression layer is equivalent to a hug being given to a person. 
     
     
         12 . A therapeutic jacket comprising: a compression layer and an outer layer,
 wherein the compression layer has a compression-layer back, a compression-layer front-right side, and a compression-layer front-left side, wherein the compression-layer front-right side and the compression-layer front-left side are adaptively connectable to form a closed compression-layer front,   wherein the outer layer has an outer-layer back, an outer-layer front-right side, and an outer-layer front-left side, wherein the outer-layer front-right side and the outer-layer front-left side are adaptively connectable to form a closed outer-layer front,   wherein the compression layer is capable of applying uniform pressure to an area of a lower torso covered by the compression layer when the jacket is configured with the closed compression-layer front, and   wherein the outer layer is capable of covering the compression layer when the jacket is configured with the closed compression-layer front and the closed outer-layer front.   
     
     
         13 . The therapeutic jacket of  claim 12 , wherein, when a person wears the jacket configured with the closed compression-layer front, the compression layer provides deep pressure therapy to the person, whereby the person experiences a reduction in anxiety. 
     
     
         14 . The therapeutic jacket of  claim 12 ,
 wherein the compression layer comprises 3 weight percent to 15 weight percent spandex based upon the total weight of the compression layer,   wherein the compression layer further comprises nylon, polyester, and/or cotton, and   wherein the compression layer is stretchable in a direction parallel to a back-bottom edge of the compression-layer.   
     
     
         15 . The therapeutic jacket of  claim 12 , wherein the jacket, when configured with the closed compression-layer front, is capable of being comfortably worn by a person for a time period from 1 hour to 14 hours. 
     
     
         16 . The therapeutic jacket of  claim 12 ,
 wherein at least some parts of the outside of the compression layer contact corresponding parts of the inside of the outer layer,   wherein the top-back edge of the compression layer is attached to the top-back edge of the outer layer,   wherein the back-left armhole of the compression layer is attached to the back-left armhole of the outer layer, and the back-right armhole of the compression layer is attached to the back-right armhole of the outer layer,   wherein the left front of the compression layer is attached to the left front of the outer layer along a line parallel to a left-front edge of the compression layer and a left-front edge of the outer layer, and   wherein the right front of the compression layer is attached to the right front of the outer layer along a line parallel to a right-front edge of the compression layer and a right-front edge of the outer layer.   
     
     
         17 . The therapeutic jacket of  claim 12 ,
 wherein the compression layer comprises a zipper to adaptively connect the compression-layer front-right side and the compression-layer front-left side, and   wherein the outer layer comprises a zipper to adaptively connect the outer-layer front-right side and the outer-layer front-left side.   
     
     
         18 . The therapeutic jacket of  claim 12 ,
 wherein the compression layer further comprises at least one port access point,   wherein the at least one port access point is capable of providing access to a vagus nerve stimulator and/or gastric tube.   
     
     
         19 . The therapeutic jacket of  claim 13 , wherein the jacket is machine washable. 
     
     
         20 . A therapeutic jacket comprising: a compression layer and an outer layer,
 wherein the compression layer has a compression-layer back, a compression-layer front-right side, a compression-layer front-left side, and a compression-layer zipper, wherein the compression-layer zipper is capable of adaptively connecting the compression-layer front-right side and the compression-layer front-left side to form a closed compression-layer front,   wherein the outer layer has an outer-layer back, an outer-layer front-right side, an outer-layer front-left side, and an outer-layer zipper, wherein the outer-layer zipper is capable of adaptively connecting the outer-layer front-right side and the outer-layer front-left side to form a closed outer-layer front,   wherein the compression layer is capable of applying uniform pressure to an area of a lower torso covered by the compression layer when the jacket is configured with the closed compression-layer front,   wherein the outer layer is capable of covering the compression layer when the jacket is configured with the closed compression-layer front and the closed outer-layer front,   wherein the compression layer comprises 3 weight percent to 15 weight percent spandex based upon the total weight of the compression layer,   wherein the compression layer further comprises nylon, polyester, and/or cotton,   wherein the compression layer is stretchable in a direction parallel to a bottom edge of the compression-layer back, and   wherein the jacket, when configured with the closed compression-layer front, can be comfortably worn by a person for a period of time from 1 to 14 hours.